Heel for shoes.



P. RU-GGIERQ. HEEL FOR SHOES. APPLICATION FILED JULY s. 1916.

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a an WITNESS PASQUALE nueeinno, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEEL FOR SHOES.

To all whom it may concern Be 11; known that I, PASQUALE Ruoeinno,

. a citizen of the United. States, residing at Philadelphia, inthecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented acertainnew and useful Heel for Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to heels for shoes and other footwear andhas for one object to provide'a durable and economical heel as acomplete article of manufacture which may readily be attached-in apermanent manner to the sole of a shoe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fastening means forheels whereby a heel is united to the shoe sole firmly and effectivelyfor the purpose intended while tion,

at, the same time providing lace. A further object isto provide a heelconstruction particularly adaptable for womens high or French heels sothat the'life of such heels is not only prolonged but interchangeability.is made possible.-

For the purpose of illustrating my inven- .ing my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a perspective of one of the heel sections.

Fig. 3 represents a similar view of an other heel section;

Fig. 4 represents a perspective of the fastening plate.

Fig. 5 represents a perspective of a washer employed in connection withthe clamping means.

Fig. 6 represents in section the heel of a womans shoe showing myinvention.

1 designates the sole of a shoe, the same extending in the usual mannerover the heel, so thatthe latter may be properly fixed to the shoeproper. In the preferred form of my invention. the heel (denotedgenerally for replacingworn parts of the heel should wear take 20 P Ihave shown inthe accompanying 10 which heel so that thestrainsencountered" in use Specification of Letters Patent. I 4 Patented May.22, 1917, v Application filed July 8, 1916. Serial lIo. 10 8,O 8'7.

by 2) is vformed of wooden sections or layers -3 and 4, the formerhaving the grain runa ning in a direction parallel to the length'of theheel section and thelatter havingjthe 6O grain at right angles to thelength. In building up the heel these sections are preterablyalternatelyplaced so that first there is a section with the grainrunning in one direction and then a section with the grain running atright angles thereto so that a strong effective heel structure isprovided I which is capable of resisting breaking or splitting in use.'It will of coursebe understood that I do not wish to be limited to 7 anyparticular direction ofthe grain in each layer since this issubstantially,immaterial as long as the layers are laid alternately withthe grain of one crossing the grain of the next.

5 designates an outeror'tread" section, preferably of leather, thoughrubber or the like may serve to advantage, said section in the presentinstance having a substantially centrally disposed depression 6 form '80mg a seatto receive and conceal the washer 7 and its adjuncts.

.8 designates a plate provided with an aperture 9 and having a pluralityof prongs into the heel part as will be described. The rivet pin 11 isadapted to pass through the aperture 9 and be forcibly driven throughthe heel sections so that its end may be upset or riveted in therequired manner.

- It will be understood that the heel sections are nailed together asindicated at 12 to form. a complete finished heel ready to be attachedto the shoe and in consequence they may be made up in large quantities.The method of attachment consists in placing the heel'in positionbeneath the heel portion of the sole and driving'the prongs 10 throughthe sole 1 and intothe heel so that the body i of the plate issubstantially embedded in the upper face of the sole and lies flushtherewith. The rivet pin'll is then driven through the sole and heel andmetal washer 7 placed over its protruding end and that;

- end is then upset or headed overso that the 195 sole, heel and theiradjuncts are firmly clamped in place. It will be noted that the plate-.8covers a relativelylarge area of the are distributed .in anefiectivemanner'a'nd there is practically no chance forthe heel to workloose orbecomedetached. Where high are suitably disposedto'be drivenheel shoes are used, as the majority of womens shoes are made, thedevice is particularly applicable since it is well known that theordinary high or French heel wears quickly on one side or the other andfrequently breaks ofi entirely. Suchheels are generally extremelydifficult to repair or replace but when the heel is of wood and built upin accordance with my invention, the tendency to wear unevenly isreduced to a minimum and if it should occur a new section maybequicklysubstituted or the old one removed and the clamping pin furtherupset to hold the remaining sections in place. Should it be necessary toreplace the entire heel it may readily be done by removing the pin 11,placing a new heel in position and again fixing the plate '8 by a newlyriveted It Will now be apparent that I have devvised a complete unitaryheel structure of v simple construction but effective in opera tion forthe purpose intended and further- "more exceedingly cheap tomanufacture.

The substitution of WOOCl for leather in the body of the heelcontributes to long wearing qualities, economy in production, lightnessof a plurality of sections arranged in super- I posed relation, thegrain of one section being crosswise with respect to the grain of thenext section, auxiliary fastening means for holding said sectionstogether to form a complete unitary heel, a plate adapted to seat uponsaid sole on the opposite side from i said heel, said plate having aplurality of prongs adapted to pass through said sole into said heel toprevent relative turning movement, a substantially centrally disposedrivet pin passing through said plate, sole and heel to clamp the partstogether and a washer forming a bearing for the upset end of said rivet.1

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

PASQUALE RUGGIERO. .VVitnesses HELEN M. BYRNE, ROBERT M. BARR.

Goples of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of mam,

' Washington, D. G. a

